Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFOURCHE PARISH·NCES 220090000708
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School
118 Alcide St., Golden Meadow, LA 70357 · (985) 475-7385 · Lafourche Parish
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
99 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 42 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 30% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
36.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
46.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School this school | 125 | 79.2% | 43.2% |
| Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School Golden Meadow | 155 | 74.8% | N/A |
| Dubach School Dubach | 134 | 76.1% | 35.2% |
| Seventh Ward Elementary School Abbeville | 163 | 73.6% | 61.3% |
| Montegut Elementary School Montegut | 187 | 81.3% | 39.0% |
| North Webster Lower Elementary School Shongaloo | 118 | 82.2% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #179 of 583 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #165 of 582 ▼ 43 | #11 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #340 of 587 ▼ 136 | #12 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #217 of 540 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #695 of 714 | #19 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #287 of 705 | #4 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -51.0% | #9 of 436 | #1 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
125
-50 (-29%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 125 | 8.2 | 15.2:1 | 79% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 10.7 | 12.2:1 | 85% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 8.5 | 17.6:1 | 77% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | 55% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 12.9 | 19.8:1 | 80% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 80% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 73% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 59% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 51% (255 to 125); teachers down 36% (12.9 to 8.2).
About Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Golden Meadow, Louisiana. Students in grades 3 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 125 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students.
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School falls under Lafourche Parish, which has 30 schools enrolling 13,326 students.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Native American. Among all residents of Lafourche Parish, the White share is about 75%. Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.2:1. Among elementary schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 14.0:1. The lunch program counts 79% of students at Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Lafourche Parish averages 63%, lower than here.
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School are 15.9 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.2%, compared with a predicted 27.3%, which ranks in the top 10% in Louisiana.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lafourche Parish show that median household income is about $63,135, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in Lafourche Parish, which together enroll about 13,426 students.
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 125, 29% below the 175 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.2:1, from 17.5:1.
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Lafourche Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,252
Census ACS
Median income
$63,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
13,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafourche Parish
- Central Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 1,307 students
- Thibodaux High SchoolHigh · 1,306 students
- South Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Thibodaux Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Thibodaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other schools in Golden Meadow
- Golden Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 318 students
- Golden Meadow Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School0.0 mi · 155
- Golden Meadow Middle School0.3 mi · 318
- Galliano Elementary School2.8 mi · 383
- South Lafourche High School4.5 mi · 990
- Cut Off Elementary School9.4 mi · 395
- South Larose Elementary School11.8 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Golden Meadow Upper Elementary SchoolHow large is Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School?
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 125 students in grades 03-05.
Is Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School.
How diverse is Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School?
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School?
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School is overseen by Lafourche Parish in Lafourche Parish.
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